The first image of the eruption. Taken from the Coast Guard helicopter. The southern end of the lava flow is about 2.6 km from Suðurstrandarvegur. According to initial information, the fissure is about 200 m long.
In 5 weeks, Iceland went from having one of the highest COVID-19 incidence rates in Europe to one of the lowest. Our response team, scientists & the public have done a great job using the guidelines of @WHO. Only 3 cases today, we hope to have gotten the 3rd wave under control.
Iceland’s Prime Minister @katrinjak tells me that, after five consecutive days with no new infections reported, “we have the virus under control.”
The country plans to lift its travel restrictions and welcome tourists back as early as next month.
Við erum búin að opna stórbættan og aðgengilegri vef um tölfræði Covid-19 og tengdar fréttir. Nú er m.a. er hægt að skoða þróun faraldursins í einstökum löndum og samanburð á milli þeirra.
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